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The Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC), Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), has received a grant under the Department of Defense's Legacy Resource Management Program to conduct oral history research on the life and times of Pancho Barnes and her Happy Bottom Riding Club. The specific purpose of the project is to interview and record oral history concerning the life and times of Pancho Barnes while informants are still alive and available to interview.
An Archaeological Collections Inventory for Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, California (1999)
Between October 1992 and March 1994, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX-CMAC), located at the St. Louis District, assisted the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake (NAWS China Lake), California, in their efforts to comply with the directives of federal regulation 36 CFR Part 79 and Public Law 101-601 (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act-NAGPRA). The project was conducted in three...
Assessment of Potential Archaeological Collections Facility Sites at Edwards Air Force Base (1998)
In 1994, collections buildings at Edwards Air Force Base were evaluated for problems, standard of care and maintenance and management of artifacts and associated documentation; recommendations for resolving the problem; and a cost estimate for the recommended new building. Efforts to resolve the problem posed by the current facility include the evaluation of building 16 as a replacement facility and an evaluation of six sites for the potential construction of a new building. We recommend the...
Burial Practices: A Means to Identify Prehistoric Ethnic Groups at Edwards AFB, California (Final) (1997)
The purpose of the study was to attempt to identify characteristics which could be used to identify the ethnicity or cultural affiliation of human remains encountered in the archaeological record. Such "ethnic markers," should they be identified, could aid the Air Force in its efforts to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, and Air Force Instruction. 32-7065, Cultural Resources Management. These "ethnic markers" could...
Cultural Resource Investigations at Area P Housing Complex and Adjacent Sites Edwards Air Force Base, California (Final Report) (1994)
This report presents the results of a cultural resources investigation at Area P in the south central portion of Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), Kern County, California. Cultural resources at Area P consist of 13 standing structures related to the military installation, two homestead ruins, a small historic debris scatter and one prehistoric site.
Cultural Resources Overview and Management Plan for Edwards AFB, California, Volume 1: Overview of Prehistoric Cultural Resources (1997)
This plan is presented as three volumes. Volume 1 (prehistoric resources) and Volume 2 (historic resources) are overviews that describe and synthesize existing knowledge. They establish the contexts and framework for understanding and evaluating cultural resources specific to the Base and region. Volume 3 provides the management approaches for both prehistoric and historic period resources. This volume is an overview of the prehistoric cultural resources at Edwards Air Force Base,...
Cultural Resources Overview and Management Plan for Edwards AFB, California, Volume 2: Overview of Historic Cultural Resources (1998)
This plan is presented as three volumes. Volume 1 (prehistoric resources) and Volume 2 (historic resources) are overviews that describe and synthesize existing knowledge. They establish the contexts and framework for understanding and evaluating cultural resources specific to the Base and region. Volume 3 provides the management approaches for both prehistoric and historic period resources. This is Volume 2 of the report which provides an overview of the historic cultural resources at...
Environmental Assessment for the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan for Edwards Air Force Base, California (Draft Final) (2005)
The 95th Air Base Wing (95 ABW) Commander of Edwards AFB, in coordination with the United States National Park Service and the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Office of Historic Preservation proposes to manage the cultural resources on Edwards AFB by developing and implementing an Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP). The ICRMP emphasizes a continued cultural resources management approach by coordinating cultural resources management activities on Edwards AFB...
Fiscal Year 2009 Edwards Air Force Base Historical Buildings, Facility, and Archaeological Compliance Report (2009)
The Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan for Edwards Air Force Base (ICRMP) Fiscal Year 2009 requires Edwards AFB to annually track and coordinate historic facility efforts and provide an annual report to the California SHPO no later than December 1 for the previous fiscal year. This report is inspired by the Secretary of the Interior 's Report to Congress on Federal Archaeological Activities, but addresses the built environment with special focus on Edwards AFB's resources and...
FY06 Edwards Air Force Base, California Cultural Resources Program Review (Draft) (2007)
This document provides an overview of the activities of the Cultural Resources Program at Edwards Air Force Base during fiscal year (FY) 2006. It provides information on the activities of the Joint Range Technical Services contractor, JT3/CH2M HILL (JT3), as well as the activities of the outside contractors. It also provides an itemized list of Operations and Services (FSPMOS) and active Level 1 (FSPM) projects with their status at the end of FY06. There was a 13.9-percent increase in the size...
HIPROTECT Technical Report, Edwards AFB, California (1999)
In September 1995, the Environmental Management Office at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) tasked Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) to install and field test the prototype HIPROTECT II remote monitoring system. The name HIPROTECT stands for Human Intrusion Detection/Response System for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Resources. The HIPROTECT testing was designed to provide 24-hour protection of the Lansford Adobe at site CA-LAN-1386H. Site CA-LAN-1386H is two adjacent homesites, the...
Historic Facilities Inventory Report of Railroad and Associated Structures for Edwards Air Force Base Kern County, California (2022)
Argonne National Laboratory conducted a historic facility inventory and evaluation on behalf of the United States Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base, Kern County, California. The inventory and evaluation aids Edwards Air Force Base in managing the historic properties under its jurisdiction as required by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. The inventory evaluated extant portions of a government-owned railroad and associated buildings on post. As a result of this study,...
Historic Property Identification and Assessment of Effects for Test Stand 1-A (1993)
This report presents the results of a historic property identification and assessment of effects for the proposed modifications of static rocket Test Stand 1-A (TS1-A). The TSl-A is a rocket test stand located within the Phillips Laboratory area at Edwards Air Force Base. No new construction will be undertaken for this effort. The work consists entirely of cleanup, refurbishment, and tie-in to existing facilities and equipment installations. This location is very cost-effective due to upgrades...
IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARCOAL AND MICROCHARCOAL SAMPLES FROM SITE BRU FOR THE KERN CANYON FAULT STUDY, CALIFORNIA (2009)
Samples from colluvium at site BRU for the Kern Canyon Fault Study in Kern County, California, were examined to recover charred material suitable for AMS radiocarbon dating. Charcoal fragments in 14 samples from BRU were identified, and combined with microcharcoal for AMS radiocarbon dating. A total of 11 AMS radiocarbon dates were obtained.
Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan for Edwards Air Force Base, California, Volume I and II (2010)
This annual update of the Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan (ICRMP) has been prepared by Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), California, as required by Air Force Instruction 32-7065, Integrated Cultural Resources Management. The ICRMP is based on cultural resource management principles and identifies responsibilities for the management of cultural resources, land use and mission activities and their potential effects on the environment, descriptions of the prehistoric, historic and...
The Legacy of Buckhorn Springs: Phase I and II Cultural Resources Investigations Edwards AFB, Kern County, California, Volume I (1998)
The primary purpose of this Legacy Demonstration Project was to inventory all cultural resources within the Buckhorn Springs area (Phase I) and to evaluate those resources for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (Phase II).
The Legacy of Buckhorn Springs: Phase I and II Cultural Resources Investigations Edwards AFB, Kern County, California, Volume II: Appendices (1998)
The primary purpose of this Legacy Demonstration Project was to inventory all cultural resources within the Buckhorn Springs area (Phase I) and to evaluate those resources for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (Phase II). Volume II includes the Appendices A-I of the report which cover artifact analyses, site records, land chains, NRHP nomination form, and title page.
Legacy of Muroc, Community Inventory Edwards AFB, California (1998)
This report presents a history of the settler community of Muroc, California, which was located on what would later become Edwards Air Force Base (AFB). This report chronicles the development of Muroc and places it in the context of a series of critical historiographical themes relating to railroad development, homesteading, and the settlement of the arid West.
The Legacy of Pancho Barnes Oral History Program, Transcript of: OH-2 Colonel John P. Stapp, M.D., PH.D., USAF (Retired) (1994)
This resource is a transcript for an interview with Dr. John Paul Stapp GS) for the Pancho Barnes Oral History Project funded by the Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program for the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base (AFB). In this interview, Dr. Stapp discusses Pancho Barnes and the early days of Edwards Air Force Base.
Legacy of the Lifting Bodies, Volume I and II (1995)
The objective of this study is to critically examine the Air Force/NASA lifting bodies program and the issues, problems, and implications regarding the cultural resource management of resources associated with it. This resource contains both Volume I and II of the project. In 1993 the Legacy Resources Management Program provided funding to the Air Force for a study of AF/NASA Lifting Body Program. The Air Force tasked Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) to undertake a historical, cultural, and...
MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF CHARCOAL FROM PREHISTORIC SITE CM-1, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2015)
Site CM-1 lies in the Western Mojave Desert subregion northwest of California City in Kern County, California. A hearth exposed during RE Cinco Solar Project construction grading activities in the area yielded numerous fire-affected rocks, charcoal, one mano fragment, ochre, a bone fragment, one charred or uncharred juniper (Juniperus) seed and several lithics, including an obsidian flake (Christopher Duran, personal communication June 24, 2015). Sediment samples were collected in and around the...
MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM PREHISTORIC SITES CM-1, CM-2, CM-3 AND CM-4 IN KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2016)
Prehistoric Sites CM-1, CM-2, CM-3, and CM-4 lie in the Western Mojave Desert subregion northwest of California City in Kern County, California. Features exposed during RE Cinco Project construction grading activities in the area yielded numerous fire-affected rocks, charcoal, and ash (Christopher Duran, personal communication June 24, 2015 and April 20, 2016). Hearth fills from each site were collected for macrofloral analysis to recover and identify plants used by site occupants. In addition,...
MACROFLORAL AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES IN THE OFF-ROAD VEHICLE AREA, EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA (1996)
Feature fill, charcoal, or lithic artifacts were recovered from seven sites in the Off-Road Vehicle area at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. These sites are being evaluated for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places. Macrofloral analysis of fill from two hearths is used to provide information concerning possible plant resources processed in the hearths. Charcoal recovered from a test unit will be identified to determine types of wood burned as fuel. Lithic...
Memo: National Register of Historic Places Nominations for Edwards Air Force Base (2008)
Memo regarding National Register of Historic Places nominations for Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB). Includes copy of the Management Action Plan (MAP) for EAFB.
Memo: Site Evaluation Report and Compliance Document for Site 2 AFP 42 (2010)
Memorandum regarding recently completed site evaluation report for the archaeology investigations at Site 2 AFP 42.